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10/10/09
The argument that it brings in lots of economic benefits is specious to some degree because most of the money goes to transient or foreign businesses, while putting a drain on longterm economics and, yes, sticking a sizable part of the bill to the public who pays whether they benefit or not.
As someone notes, Montreal got stuck with a billion dollars of debt which wasn't paid down until decades later... and I can bet the people who got some benefits from the games, and then scuttled off back to the US or other provinces didn't stick around to *pay* their share either.
10/03/09
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10/03/09
This would be my absolute nightmare. Take an already crowded city and crowd it up some more, clog the streets with more traffic, and add more chaos to an already busy city?
Also, I saw what happened to Athens after the Olympics and it's quite sad. So many millions of dollars spent on new infrastructure that they don't even use anymore and now the citizens are going to be paying this burden off forever in taxes.
No thanks. Good luck, Rio.
10/03/09
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10/02/09
But you get the meaning
10/02/09
And it's perfectly reasonable for the President to do a quick flight to Europe to help his country land the games, whether the decision--no doubt made weeks ago--went in the US's favor or not.
That said, one has to wonder how conservatives will be able to convince voters they're actually for America--economically, and in matters like this--after rooting against it for the next four to eight years.
With cretins like Cheney rooting for a terrorist attack and asshats like these gloating on America losing out at the IOC, there's little doubt, as usual, that their highest allegiance is to party.
10/02/09
What conservatives enjoy is keeping the money that they work hard for, not squandering it for the perceived glory of hosting a sports competition.
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10/02/09
As for Barack Obama, what's the point of the president showing up to support his city, when everyone knows that the US government is the only government that wouldn't finance the games? Chicago would be much better off with Donald Trump or Paul Allen showing up. You know, the people who really run this country.
10/02/09
"Let the record who there are a lot of beautiful women in..."
Shut up old man.
10/03/09
In Rio they're already rehearsing for the inauguration.
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10/02/09
He's got the same, (make a horrible remark a joke by chuckling at the end) shtick as Ann Coulter. However Dennis is much, much less relevant.
10/02/09